We can do so by constitutionally protecting economic and social rights. Because arguably, we should question if a right without a remedy is in fact a right at all.

Social rights and the Constitution Sir, – I was interested to discover that Germany’s Basic Law – its equivalent of constitutional law – guarantees the right to… Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00 ...

It is a book about connections: the connections between social rights and human welfare; between theory and practice; between debate and reality. It might also be regarded as the culmination of the ...

Key measures in employment and social policy Social rights for Europeans working abroad. The Treaty of Rome (1957) already included fundamental principles such as the right of workers to move freely ...

The Social Scoreboard is a step in the right direction, but more can be done to help benchmarking, peer-learning and monitoring progress. For example, ...

The right to employment, to social security, to a minimum wage, to the freedom of assembly and association, to free access to employment. These are the essential elements to integrate into a charter ...

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) affect all of us in our everyday lives. They influence our quality of life including our education, our work, our health, our homes, the food on our tables ...

Main results. EU leaders, European institutions, social partners and civil society representatives met in Porto to reinforce their commitment to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social ...

Political leaders, trade unions, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organisations and the public at large are beginning to grasp the transformative potential of social rights. But ...

The European Pillar of Social Rights is the European Commission’s attempt to create the social ‘triple A’ rating that its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, set as a goal of his term in office.

Researchers say a far-right social media campaign — that painted a respected law professor as extremist — caused the ...